key west experts-help please
 

Could anyone tell me which would be a better location ? The corner of Truman and Simonton or Truman annex location. Thanks in advance

Subjective, but I think Truman Annex is better. It is, in essence, a gated community, but adjacent to Old Town.

Thanks bookhall. Actually the other condo is a gated community too. Why do you think the annex is better?

As I said, my answer is subjective. Truman Annex has 500 or so units. And again, is adjacent to Old Town.

I'm not specifically familiar with a "community" at Truman and Simonton: Is it, indeed, a community, or a gated rental complex? There's a difference.

Location wise I'd probably prefer Simonton and Truman. If I'm going to Key West I like the "funkiness" of it all as well as the "action". Truman Annex is a little sheltered from all that.

I would agree with Neopolitan but I have never stayed in Truman Annex, only walked through it. What I have learned over the years is Key West is a B&B town and you get much more of the flavor of the town staying in one. If the Simonton location is a B&B I would have to go with it.

The Simonton locale is actually a private home in what they are calling a gated group of homes. I am looking at 1 other- a ciger house also on Truman between Duval and Whitehead. Thanks for the opinions so far.I've been trying to get to Key West for the last 3 years. Last year we were evacuated from Ft. Lauderdale before we could make the drive down due to a hurricane .Anyway this year we're travelling with adult children and need a bigger place.Please keep the advice coming. Thanks!

The choice may not have to do so much with location (all of the three are pretty much the same in terms of getting to interesting places) but what had you planned to do during the day?

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